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After waiting over a year for the series to return, Rick and Morty are finally back in their latest episode, “Mort Dinner Rick Andre.” This episode is the premiere of the show’s fifth season, and it is fair to say that the episode is fantastic.
Rick and Morty first premiered on December 2nd, 2013. Since then, the series has received praise from millions of fans. Each season has arguably been better than the last and based on the latest episode, hopes are high for the fifth season.
What makes this show great is a culmination of clever and hilarious writing, likable and interesting characters, preposterous yet engaging plotlines, and a hint of the unexpected. When watching an episode, I know that I will have a good time and only a type of good time that Rick and Morty can give me.
The majority of the show has delivered on these aspects that make it great. However, there was a grouping of episodes in the fourth season that were poor in quality, not because they didn’t meet the Rick and Morty standard, but the opposite.
Rick and Morty is a highly unique show because of the attitude and atmosphere it presents. No other shows can match this atmosphere. A Rick and Morty episode is an exceptional piece of entertainment and one that takes effort to make. Keeping up with fan’s expectations, however, might be tricky at times.
The show’s creators, Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, can make a great episode with the goal of making a great episode in mind. Or, they can make an episode with the goal of making a “Rick and Morty Episode” in mind.
The fourth season included poor episodes because the creators were trying to create stories that contained every aspect of the Rick and Morty formula. When you try too hard to make something great, people will notice, and that thing might not end up being so great.
In my opinion, the fourth season included some of the worst episodes of the show because it seemed like the creators were trying to make episodes that only they could make instead of just making an episode for the sake of making an episode.
This worry came into my mind as I prepared to watch the season 5 premiere. I liked season 4 but didn’t want the creators to delve into a bad habit of making poor episodes. Rick and Morty has such a large fan base because the creators make fantastic episodes that are also genuine. Without this genuineness, though, the episodes would seem out of place and wrong.
Nevertheless, the season 5 premiere was phenomenal in every way. The episode follows Morty while he tries to successfully go on a date with his longtime crush, Jessica. While on the date, however, he must also do Rick’s chores, including fetching wine from a dimension where time passes faster than it does on earth. Morty finds himself combating political warfare, familial dispute, and galactic tyranny in this dimension, putting a damper on his date with Jessica.
The episode is hilarious, clever, surprising, and extremely satisfying, all while leaving room for more chaos and enjoyability for the rest of the season. The episode was chaotically comforting because the madness that only Rick and Morty can deliver was delivered, and the genuineness was still present. I am comfortable with the fact that season 5 of Rick and Morty is going to be spectacular.
